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Sunn
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sunn, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. çana.].
An East Indian leguminous plant (Crotalaria juncea ) and its fiber, which is also called sunn hemp . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Sunn, n. (in full sunn hemp) an E. Indian hemplike fibre.
Etymology
Urdu & Hindi san f. Skr. san{aacute} hempen
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